Games Like ShootyCraft

When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!

Why similar: Destruction 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Aliens 16.8%, Space 12.2%, Shooter 6.9%

A living pixel sandbox where every grain simulates - and every world hides its Keepers. Dig to the abyss, sail past the clouds, tame a horse, farm, brew, and build. Face seven sim-bosses you defeat by reshaping the world itself, and mend the heart of your world.

Why similar: Destruction 18.4%, Base Building 17%, Crafting 14.6%, Sandbox 12%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Space 16.4%, Aliens 13.9%, Shooter 6.2%

Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Loot 15.1%, Space 13.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, Aliens 11%

Blast through endless waves of asteroids and alien formations in this retro-inspired arcade shooter. Unlock new weapons, find powerful loot, upgrade your ship, and master devastating skills to survive the cosmic onslaught. Made with love by a father-daughter team.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Space 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Aliens 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.

Why similar: Destruction 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Aliens 14.5%, PvP 9.1%

Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Space 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Aliens 5.8%

Frantic 4-player laser ricocheting top-down shooter. Keep it casual and enjoy the chaos, or master the surprisingly deep mechanics to obliterate your enemies. Duke it out locally in free-for-all or 2v2.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, PvP 16.2%, Aliens 14.2%, Space 13.7%, Shooter 7.5%

Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Destruction 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Aliens 13.9%, Space 12.4%

A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Aliens 11.1%, Space 10.6%, Shooter 7%

VOID SKIRMISHER is an arcade co-op shooter for up to 8 players: jump the warp gate, hold off endless waves of hostile fleets far past any front line, and drop in or out whenever you like.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Space 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Loot 9.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Loot 15.2%, Destruction 12.4%, Aliens 11.3%

Astro Party EX is a chaotic multiplayer space brawler. Blast enemy ships, run over pilots, and laugh while you do it. The twist? Ships can only turn right. (whaaaaa?)

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, PvP 17%, Destruction 14.3%, Space 10.6%, Arcade 6.5%

Among Stars is about the survival of the human species. Fighting will take place in space on stations, ships and on planets. Spaceships with advanced technology can give you the upper hand to survive and defeat the alien invaders. Play solo or have multiple players unite to withstand the invasion

Why similar: Destruction 27.6%, Base Building 25.3%, Space 24.4%, Crafting 16.3%, Multiplayer 3.5%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Space 14.7%, Aliens 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%

A top-down 2D survival shooter with base building and crafting. Explore procedurally generated islands, secure resources, and defend—or raid—player bases in tense online PvP. Every run reshapes routes, chokepoints, and risk.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Base Building 21.1%, Crafting 19.2%, Sandbox 13.5%, Procedural Generation 5.9%

Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Aliens 16.9%, Space 9.4%, Shooter 7.2%

Join Captain Rijk as he attempts to escape from the clutches of one of the most villainous species in the galaxy. Help to uncover the horrors that are being carried out on the fringes of the civilised galaxy and become the divine being prophesised to inspire an uprising and destroy The Domain.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Space 20.7%, Aliens 20.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Shooter 8.1%

Criminauts is a co-op sci-fi action game where a crew of misfits must build, maintain, and pilot a spaceship to survive in a hostile universe. As Criminauts, you have been tasked by the Conglomerate to combat the rising robot threat in an under-equipped spacecraft in exchange for your freedom.

Why similar: Base Building 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Space 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Crafting 7.3%

Destroy waves of UFOs in a arcade style space shooter with an array of powerful weaponry.

Why similar: Destruction 26.1%, Space 18.4%, Aliens 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Shooter 7.8%

A fast-paced top-down 2D Zombie Shooter with arcade elements. You control a lone survivor lost in a world full of zombies and strange creatures trying to uncover the mastermind behind all of it.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Sandbox 12%, Aliens 11.1%

Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Destruction 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Space 10.2%, Procedural Generation 10%

Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Space 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Shooter 7%

Mine, build, and fight your way through a starless graveyard of stranded ships. Follow ancient alien superstructures toward the Iron Reach, the only rumored way home.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Space 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Aliens 12.5%, Crafting 9%

Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, PvP 14.9%, Space 9.9%, Shooter 6.5%

A sci-fi, base-building adventure where you build a 'ship' on an asteroid; explore space, battle slimes, raiders, space rhinos, and more. A story that includes following orders from a mysterious AI, shooting fish with a space grappling hook, invading space stations, fixing the exploded moon, etc.

Why similar: Base Building 20.3%, Space 18.6%, Sandbox 17%, Crafting 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%

Another version of the classic Asteroids game

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Space 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.5%

A classic old-school shooter with the possibility of upgrading your own spaceship.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Aliens 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Space 18.1%, Shooter 4.6%

A quick arcade-style shooter where you constantly have to weigh choices between improving your stats, expanding your mines, building your defenses or going on the attack, before the enemies either take your resources or overrun you

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Aliens 15.5%, Space 11.1%, Shooter 8.2%

Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Aliens 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Team-Based 10.4%, Arcade 5.5%

KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.

Why similar: Destruction 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 4.7%

A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Destruction 17.7%, Aliens 14.8%, Shooter 6.2%

Retro pixel-art top-down space shooter. Battle waves of alien invaders across world landmarks, upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, tackle events & missions, defeat epic bosses, and chase high scores.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.3%, Space 17.2%, Aliens 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Shooter 4.6%

Gimbal is the multiplayer shooter with buildable vehicles. Customize your weaponry, engines, and accessories, and then take to the skies against other pilots in real time.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Physics 11.7%, Space 10.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%

The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Aliens 18.8%, Space 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Rescue Guardian Blaster is a fast-paced, score-focused shoot 'em up! Destroy enemy ships by matching your ship's gun color to the enemy's to earn more points, all while tracking your score against the best players or your friends.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Aliens 19.3%, Space 15.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8.9%

A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Space 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Aliens 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Short Warp: Deep Space Bounty is a modern arcade shoot ’em up mixing top-down and side-scrolling missions in a rugged sci-fi universe. Pilot stock ships or craft custom builds across multiple game modes. Cast a short warp and Lower Away!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Aliens 16.3%, Space 13.7%, Shooter 6.7%

Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Aliens 17.3%, Space 11.6%, Arcade 6.7%

Cosmic Tank is a modern take on the classic game Asteroids. Mine your way to riches! Fight off hostile threats! Upgrade your ship and rent a few helpful drones! Survive epic boss fights!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Space 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Aliens 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%

Shin Sophstar is an electrifying remix built for speed and scoring. With 30 ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Space 15.6%, Arcade 7.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Galaksia Online is an action-packed, 2D multiplayer space MMORPG blending retro pixel art aesthetics with mechanics. Forge alliances, custom-build your starships block by block, and engage in massive faction-based PvP wars or challenging PvE raid battles across dangerous stellar sectors.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Sandbox 15.6%, Aliens 12.7%, Space 12.7%, PvP 7.7%

A frantic arena shooter for up to 6 players. Play solo, or battle your pals online. Grab a weapon, don your comically oversized hat & an absurdly mismatched outfit, and KILL YOUR FRIENDS!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, PvP 14.1%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Shooter 6.9%

---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Destruction 24.9%, Space 11.2%, Physics 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%

You think you are a die-hard? Here you will die quick! A proper hardcore RPG-action where you will die a million times across a myriad of procedurally-generated levels. Extremely difficult, but highly addictive Indie Gem in your Steam game collection!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Base Building 17.1%, Space 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11%

Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Space 11.4%, Destruction 10.7%, Aliens 10%

How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Space 15.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Shooter 7.6%

In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.3%, Space 11.8%, Aliens 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%

WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Aliens 17.2%, Space 9.3%, Shooter 7.1%

In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Aliens 16.5%, Space 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Survive 10 enemy stages! Shoot 'Em Up style, spaceship game, in pixel art and 8-bit retro music! Evolve your shot to the maximum level, use the energy bar for upgrades, and special abilities! Advance each stage by defeating Bosses and enemies to collect new skills, transformations and extra lives!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Aliens 22.5%, Space 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Survive the alien arrival in DISTANT VISITANT, a top-down open-world sandbox. Master talents from marksmanship to cooking while managing hygiene and hydration. Adapt to seasons where winter freezes crops and lakes. Craft, build, hunt, and find survivors. Prepare for them, this is just the start.

Why similar: Aliens 22.1%, Base Building 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Crafting 15.8%, Sandbox 14.3%

Millions of players worldwide have flown, built, and fought their way through Captain Forever. CF Trilogy brings Captains Forever, Successor, and Impostor to Steam with a beautiful new renderer, new modules, and a reimagined world written by acclaimed novelist Cassandra Khaw.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Space 13.9%, Crafting 13.2%, Sandbox 10.2%

A retro-inspired 2D space shoot-em-up. Mine asteroids! Shoot alien saucers! Get rich or die flying!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Space 22.7%, Aliens 15%, Physics 9%, Shooter 7.8%

AstroWars is a top down 2d shooter with monsters and a blue gun. Earn score by killing monsters and try to beat your top score.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Aliens 18.6%, Space 13.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%

Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Space 13.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Gem Raider 2 is an old-school move-and-shoot game. Your objective in each room is to destroy all of the Power Gems and return to the teleport pad to exit. Other Gems can also be destroyed to increase your score. There are 20 rooms and each of the 9 types of enemy Gems has unique weapons or skills.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Destruction 17.6%, Aliens 14.7%, Shooter 6.7%

A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Aliens 15.2%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.1%

Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Aliens 16.7%, Space 13.5%, Shooter 6.3%